Alaska Summer Research Academy application deadline is April 15

April 3, 2019

Photo by Tanya Clayton. Chemistry instructor Ragen Davey monitors student activities during an Alaska Summer Research Academy expedition to Smith Lake on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in 2018.

The Alaska Summer Research Academy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will accept applications through April 15 for its middle and high school programs.

The academy will be held each weekday from July 8-19, 2019. Students accepted into the summer program will spend two weeks with a small group and two instructors exploring a topic in science, engineering, math or technology. The program is offered through the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

The middle school program is for students who will be in grades six to eight in fall 2019. The high school program is for students who will be in grades nine to 12 in fall 2019. Tuition support may be available for qualified students, as well as travel funding for qualifying rural students.

There are four middle school modules:

Discover the Red Planet

Re-enacting the Wild and Weird Nature of Things

The Burning Forests of Alaska

Environment

Biomedicine

Deciphering the Past With Archaeology

What’s for Dinner—Why We Eat What We Eat in Alaska & What it Means for Our Health

Re-enacting the Wild and Weird Nature of Things

Playing With Science: Creating a Game With Digital Design

CONTACT: Lynnette Dunn, ASRA program manager, at 907-474-7221 or via email at lddunn@alaska.edu.